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Home My WebLink AboutDSHW-2013-007098 - 0901a068803eadd8GARY R. HERBERT Governor SPENCERJ. COX Lieutenant Governor Department of Environmental Quality Amanda Smith Executive Director DIVISION OF SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE Scott T. Anderson Director Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board Kevin Murray,Chair Dennis Riding, Vice-Chair Eugene Cole, DrPH JeffCoombs, MPH, LEHS Mark Franc Brett Mickelson Amanda Smith Shane Whihey Dwayne Woolley Scott T. Anderson Executive Secretary December 26,2013 George Gooch, Manager Environmental Services ATK Launch Systems - Promontory P.O. Box 707 Brigham City, UT 84302-0707 RE: Emergency Permit ATK Larmch Systems - Promontory Facility um009081357 Dear Mr. Gooch: The Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste has completed its review of your request for an emergency permit for 90 days to treat, by open buming, military flares that fail to ignite during quality control testing procedures. As described in your request, the quality control testing is required by ATK Launch System's (ATK) contract with the Department of Defense. Based on the information provided in your request, ATK has determined that flares that fail to ignite, or only partially ignite during these tests, once located, are unsafe to move due to tle potential damage sustained from the impact with the ground. An emergency pe nit for treatment is needed so t}at ATK may bum flares that fail to ignite properly at,the Kosmo testing area. The flares that will be tested and covered by this permit are LUU-19, LUU-I, LUU2-ClB,lvI257, Nfi,M278. Enclosed is Utah Hazardous Waste Emergency Permit #UT-37 -2013 authorizing ATK to treat the flares identified above that have been characterized as unsafe to move. This permit is based on the premise that the information provided by ATK is accurate and that treatment of flares will be conducted as specified in your letter. Waste material collected after the treatment is complete must be properly characterized and transported to an approved disposal facility. ATK is also required to maintain records ofthe open buming activities. These records should include the date and time of treatment, the name of tle person(s) conducting the treatment, the number and type of flares treated, the location of teatment, a description ofthe treatment effectiveness. and the final disnosition of waste residues. 195 North 1950 West. Salt Lake City, UT Mailing Address: P.O. Box 144880 . Salt Lake City, UT 841144880 Telephone (801) 536-0200 . Fax (801) 536-0222 . T.D.D. (801) 5364414 zuua.dcq.utah.gut Printed on l00o/orecycled paper DSHW-2013407098 Page2 These records must be included in the report that is to be submitted to the Division within 14 days of the expiration date ofthe permit. ln the event that a flare doesn't deploy or igrite as designed and cannot be located for treatrnent under this p€rmit, ATK should notiff the Division as soon as possible. In addition, all lost flares must be recorded and included in the report described above. This permit is effective on January 1,2014 and will expire on March 31,2014. Emergency permits are issued under the authority of 19-6-101 through 122, Utah Code Annotated, as amended and R315-3-6.2 of the Utah Adminishative Code. If you have any questions, please call Jeff Vandel at (801) 536-0257. STAUV\KK Enclosures c:Jason Wells, ATK Launch Systems Lloyd C. Berentzen, MBA, Health Officer, Grant Koford, EHS, Environmental Health Bear River Health Department Director, Bear River Health Department File to: ATK Launch Systems - Promontory Scott T. Anderson. Director Division of Solid andHazardous Waste STATE OF UTAH EMERGENCY PERMIT UT-37-2013 Permittee: ATK LATJNCH SYSTEMS - PROMONTORY uTD009081357 P.O. BOX 707 BRIGHAM CITY, UT 84302-07 07 Pursuant to the Utah solid and Hazardous waste Act, 19.6.101-123, et. seq., utah Code Annotated, as amended, and the Utah Administrative Code (R315-1 through R3l5-14 and R3l5-50) as adopred by the utah solid and Hazardous waste control Board, an emergency permit is issued to ATK Launch Systems - Promontory (hereafter called the '?ermitte€') to treat, by open buming, military flares (type LUU-I, LW2-ClB,LW-L9,1,t1257,orM278) that fail to ignite during quality control testing. Thepqmillss has requested an emergency permit based on its determination that it is unsafe to move flares that fail to ignite properly after being dropped from an airplane or launched from the ground during testing procedures. It was determined that the safest way to manage these potentially damaged flares is to bum them in place prior to transporting it for disposal. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has authorized the Director of the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste to issue such a permit under Section 3006(b) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The Permittee shall comply with all terms and conditions of this pemrit. The permit consists of the applicable portions ofR3l5-1 through R315-14, R315-50, and R3l5-l0l ofthe Utah Administrative code. Applicable rules are those which are in effect on the date of issuance ofthis pennit. In addition, all waste generated from the treatment shall be properly characterized and transported to an approved disposal facility. The Pemrittee shall maintain records ofthe open burning activities. These records shall include the date and time of treatment, the name ofthe person(s) conducting the treatnent, the nunber and type offlares treated, the specific location oftreaftnent within the Kosmo testing area, a record of any lost flares, a description of the treatrnent efectiveness, and the frnal disposition of waste residues. These records shall be included in a report that shall be submitted to the Director within 14 days ofthe expiration date ofthe permit. In addition, ifATK is unable to find any flares that fail to properly ignite or deploy, ATK shall notiff the Director as soon as possible. This permit is based on the premise that the information received in the letter dated De cember 17 ,2013and through discussions with ATK personnel is accurate and that the treatment will be conducted as specified in the letter. Any inaccuracies or misrepresentations found in the request described above may be grounds for the termination of this permit, in accordance with R315-4-1.5(a) ofthe Utah Administrative Code. The Permittee shall inform the Director of any deviation from, or changes in, the inforrnation in the request which would affect the Permittee's ability to comply with the applicable regulations. This perrnit is effective January 1, 2014 and expires on March 31, 2014, unless terminated in accordance with R315-4-1.5(a) of Scott T. Anderson, Director Division of Solid andHazardous Waste Signature:Date: 2Q4o,.,*(-- 2ats State GARY R. HERBERT Governor SPENCERJ. COX Lieutenant Governor Department of Environmental Quality Amanda Smith Executive Director DIVISION OF SOLID AND }IAZARDOUS WASTE Scott T. Anderson Director Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board Kevin Munay, Chair Dennis Riding, Yice-Chair Eugene Cole, DrPH JeffCoombs, MPH, LEHS Mark Franc Brett Mickelson Amanda Smith Shane Whihey Dwayne Woolley Scott T. Anderson Execative Secrelartt December 19. 2013 Newspaper Agency Corporation Legal Advertising Department 143 South Main Salt Lake City, UT 841 01 RE: NAC Account #9001350993 Dear Sirs: This email constitutes authonzationto publish the attached NOTICE in the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News on Tuesday. December 3 I . 201 3. Please send invoice and affidavit of publication to: Scott T. Anderson, Director Division of Solid andHazardous Waste P.O. Box 144880 Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4880 Enclosure: Public Notice c: Lloyd C. Berentzen, MBA, Health Officer, Bear River Health Department Grant Koford, EHS, Environmental Health Director, Bear River Health Department Electronic copies to: Donna Spangler, Delene Stevenson, and Don Verbica Paper copies to: Facility File, Public Participation File, Alisa Westenskow 195 North 1950 West. Salt Lake City, UT Mailing Address: P.O. Box 144880 . Salt Lake City, UT 841144880 Telephone (801) 536-0200. Fax (801) 536-0222.T.D.D. (801) 5364414 www.deq.utah.gov Printed on 100% recycled paper DSHW-2O13-007098 WF Department of Environmental Quality Amanda Smith Executive Director DIVISION OF SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE Scott T. Anderson Director Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board Kevin Munay, Chair Dennis Riding, Vice-Chair Eugene Cole, DrPH JeffCoombs, MPH, LEHS Mark Franc Brett Mickelson Amanda Smith Shane Whitrey Dwayne Woolley Scott T. Anderson Execative Secretary State of Utah GARY R. HERBERT Governor SPENCERJ. COX Lieutenant Governor December 19. 2013 Standard Examiner 332 S. Ward Ogden, Utah 84401 Dear Sirs: This letter constitutes authonzationto publish the attached NOTICE in the Standard Examiner on Tuesday. December 31. 2013. Please send invoice and affidavit of publication to: Scott T. Anderson, Director Division of Solid andHazardous Waste P.O. Box 144880 Salt Lake city, utah 84114-4880 Enclosure: Public Notice c: Lloyd C. Berentzen, MBA, Health Officer, Bear River Health Department Grant Koford, EHS, Environmental Health Director, Bear River Health Department Electronic copies to: Donna Spangler, Delene Stevenson, and Don Verbica Paper copies to: Facility File, Public Participation File, Alisa Westenskow 195 North 1950 West' Salt Lake City, UT Mailing Address: P.O. Box 144880 ' Salt Lake City, UT 841144880 Telephone (801) 536-0200'Fax (S01) 536-0222'T.D.D. (801) 5364414 www.deq.utah.gov Printed on 1007o recycled PaPer DSHW-2o13-007098 NOTICE An emergency hazardous waste permit (#UT-37-2013) has been issued to the ATK Launch Systems - Promontory facility, Box Elder Comty, Utah. The permit authorizes ATK personnel to treat, in accordance with the Utah Hazardous Waste Management Rules, military flares that fail to ignite during airbonre and ground launch testing procedures. This pemrit is effective January l, 2014 and expires on March 31,2014. Copies of the permit are available for public inspection during nbrmal business hours at the Division of Solid and Hazardous waste, located on the 2nd, floor of the Multi-Agency State office Building, 195 North 1950 west, salt Lake city, utah. For further informatioq please call JeffVandel at (801) 536-0257. In compliance with the American Disabilities Act, individuals with special needs (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) should contact Brooke Baker, Offrce of Human Resources at (801) 536-4412 TDD (801) 536-,1414.